One is a former beauty pageant contestant, the other a traditional, hijab-wearing mother of six. Haaretz visits Kafr Qara to hear about a unique mayoral race SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: JUDY MALTZ KAFR QARA – Never has an Arab woman been elected mayor of an Israeli town or city. Only once before has an Arab woman actually run. … Continued
SOURCE: ALEF LIBAN BY: ELIE ABOUAOUN The recently held elections in Lebanon carried several controversial elements – in both how they were organized and their results – but validated one assumption: the absence of a public will to reform human rights policies. Lebanon has been into successive and often concurrent political, security, economic and social … Continued
SOURCE: BLOOMBERG BY: HUSSEIN IBISH The only thing that’s clear from Iraq’s May 12 election is who the voters rejected: Iran and the U.S. These two outside powers have dominated their affairs since 2003, and this is the latest sign that a growing number of Iraqis are eager to reassert their identity and independence. Otherwise, … Continued
Source: Orange County Breeze Sam Jammal, former Obama Administration official and clean energy executive joins the race for the 39th congressional district, opposing incumbent Republican Congressman, Ed Royce. Sam was raised in the 39th district and lives in Fullerton. “I am running to help restore the American Dream, which has been slipping away for so … Continued
Rev. Khader El-Yateem says he is proud to be a member of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America. Eagle file photo by John Alexander By: Paula Katinas Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle The political organization that backed Bernie Sanders for president is now setting its sights on the City Council campaign in Bay Ridge. … Continued
BY: JACK LESSENBERRY SOURCE: MICHIGAN RADIO I spent an hour the other morning with a newcomer on the political scene, one of the most brilliant and charismatic candidates I’ve ever met. Let’s imagine for a moment that his name is Andy Smith. Make Andy the son of completely legal immigrants who enthusiastically embraced everything American. … Continued
Ammar Campa-Najjar, 28, of Latino and Palestinian descent hopes he can unseat a long-term Republican representative in California’s District 50. Courtsey of Ammar Campa-Najjar By BRIAN LATIMER NBC NEWS A young, American-born man of Latino and Arab heritage decided to throw his hat in the political ring after working as a community activist and in … Continued
By E. Tammy Kim The New Yorker Next week, voters in Georgia’s Sixth District will elect a replacement for Representative Tom Price, who resigned his seat, in February, to become Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Of the eighteen candidates who have entered the race, one has drawn national attention as a kind … Continued
Abdul El-Sayed By TYLER CLIFFORD Crain’s Detroit Business Detroit’s public health director Abdul El-Sayed, M.D., said he will resign and run for governor of Michigan as a Democrat in 2018. El-Sayed said he submitted his two-week notice of resignation Monday, with his last day being Feb. 17. He will begin to conceive a campaign platform, … Continued
BY: We Are Not Numbers/Contributing Writer U.S. elections have an outsized effect on the residents of many countries, but among the most impacted are those imprisoned in the occupied Palestinian territories. In this video, 21-year-old Besan Aljadili, a writer for We Are Not Numbers in Gaza, responds to the nomination of Hillary Clinton for U.S. president. … Continued
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